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The chosen body : the politics of the body in Israeli society / Meira Weiss.
LIBRA GT497.I75 W45 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weiss, Meira.
- Series:
- Contraversions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human body--Social aspects--Israel.
- Human body.
- National characteristics, Israeli.
- Jews--Israel--Identity.
- Jews.
- Body image--Social aspects.
- Sabras.
- Social aspects.
- Halutzim.
- Human body--Social aspects.
- Israel.
- Identity (Philosophical concept).
- Halutzim--Social aspects.
- Sabras--Social aspects.
- Body image--Social aspects--Israel.
- Body image.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 175 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- This book examines how the social and cultural paradigms of contemporary Israel are articulated through the body, constructing a panoramic view of how the Israeli body is chosen, regulated, cared for, and ultimately made perfect.
- Contents:
- 1 The Body As Social Mirror 9
- 2 Choosing the Body: Pregnancy, Birth, Military, War, and Death 27
- 3 Sanctifying the Chosen Body: Bereavement and Commemoration 65
- 4 Engendering the Chosen Body: Women and Soldiering 94
- 5 The Chosen Body and the Media 118
- 6 Writing the Body 135.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-174) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0804732728
- OCLC:
- 50079955
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